10/27/2010
Katherine McGuire has joined Penn Press as Rights Administrator and Assistant to the Director. Kate comes to the Press from a job at Penn’s Graduate School of Education. Before her… READ MORE
06/21/2010
The 2010 annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has come and gone, but it has left the scholarly press community with much to think about. With… READ MORE
06/02/2010
Ebooks. Talk of them seems to fill the media these days. While prognosticators in the past have made many wild-eyed claims for ebooks that never became reality, ebook sales now constitute a rapidly growing share of books sold. In today’s more promising ebook environment, we are exploring opportunities to reach new readers in the digital realm.
06/01/2010
The Penn Press catalog of books for fall 2010 is now available in print and online. In the coming season Penn Press will continue to publish scholarly and general interest… READ MORE
05/24/2010
The Press was saddened to learn of the passing last Thursday of Robert McNeil, Jr., whose philanthropic activities made such a positive contribution to the cultural institutions of Philadelphia. A… READ MORE
05/06/2010
May is an exciting time at Penn Press for many reasons. We are preparing to announce the fall crop of books. Some of our favorite work study students graduate and… READ MORE
04/23/2010
"'Tough, straight-talking' Timoney," reads the headline in today's Philadelphia Daily News. Frankly, it's not often that the local "people paper" shows interest in a Penn Press book, but when one… READ MORE
04/14/2010
National Library Week promises to end with a bang here in Philadelphia. In a change of pace from our usual presence at academic meetings and conferences, Penn Press will be… READ MORE
04/01/2010
It's a beautiful day (at least in Philadelphia) and the perfect time for the Penn Press Spring Overstock Sale to begin. Hundreds of titles have been marked down by 70… READ MORE
03/16/2010
Tomorrow two major author events will take place on the University of Pennsylvania Campus. The first deals with human rights in the United States. The second addresses America's urban poverty…. READ MORE
